Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s Inaugural Speech at the Quad Leaders Summit

Your Excellencies,

Prime Minister Kishida, Prime Minister Anthony Albanizzi and President Biden

Prime Minister Kishida, thank you very much for your wonderful hospitality. It is a great pleasure for me to be among friends in Tokyo today.

First of all, Prime Minister Anthony Albanizzi, congratulations to you on your victory in the elections, very best wishes.

Your being among us 24 hours after taking the oath, shows the power of Quad friendship and your commitment to it.
Excellencies,

In such a short span of time, the Quad group has made an important place on the world stage.

Today the scope of Quad has become wider and the form has become effective.

Our mutual trust, our determination, is giving new energy and enthusiasm to the democratic forces.

Our mutual cooperation at the level of Quad is promoting a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific region, which is a common objective of all of us.

Despite the adverse conditions of COVID-19, we have increased mutual coordination in many areas like vaccine-delivery, climate action, supply chain resilience, disaster response and economic cooperation.

This is ensuring peace, prosperity and stability in the Indo-Pacific.

Quad is pursuing a constructive agenda for the Indo-Pacific region.

With this, the image of Quad as a ‘Force for Good’ will be strengthened even more.

Thank you very much.